Chelsea have accomplished the sale of striker Romelu Lukaku to Napoli.
Lukaku rejoined Chelsea in 2021 for £97.5m (per BBC Sport) following two glittering seasons at Inter Milan by which he scored 64 objectives in 95 appearances throughout all competitions, profitable the Serie A title and reaching a Europa League last.
Nevertheless, Lukaku struggled to rediscover his finest kind again at Stamford Bridge, netting simply eight objectives in 26 Premier League appearances — 15 in 44 throughout all competitions.
The 119-time Belgium worldwide has subsequently spent the final two years again on mortgage in Italy, first at Inter after which at Roma final season, notching 14 objectives in 37 appearances and 21 objectives in 47 outings throughout all competitions for the 2 golf equipment, respectively.
Chelsea make main loss on Lukaku
Lukaku was simply one among a number of senior gamers positioned on the switch record by Chelsea this summer season and ultimately, he has accomplished his transfer away from the membership.
The 31-year-old has joined 2022/23 Serie A champions Napoli in a deal price £30m, which is a £67.5m loss on what Chelsea paid for the striker simply three years in the past.
Lukaku has penned an preliminary three-year contract with the Partenopei, with Calciomercato reporting that he’ll earn a wage of round €8m NET per season.
Romelu is proud to be one among us!
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— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) August 29, 2024
Chelsea additionally noticed homegrown midfielder Tino Anjorin depart for Italy just lately, becoming a member of Serie A outfit Empoli.
Subsequent on the record of potential outgoings are the likes of Raheem Sterling, Armando Broja, Carney Chukwuemeka and Axel Disasi as Enzo Maresca appears to skinny out his bloated squad.